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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 JULY 2018 THIS WEEK THEATRE First of all, could you describe your experience of studying Mime in Amsterdam? How is this process helping you expand your horizons, and what are you learning there that you wouldn't have picked up in Malta? As my first year of this four-year de- gree in Mime comes to an end, I can say that I am nothing short of bliss- ful that I decided to embark on this journey. Just for clarification's sake, I am not doing pantomime. Therefore, the course does not involve wearing a black and white striped t-shirt and pre- tending to be stuck behind a window. The course is a physically-engaging education where we are encouraged to use our bodies as an instrument and as an entrance for creating theatrical material. I always loved dance but also acting and mime is a perfect place for me to merge these two worlds. In Malta I had only touched the tip of the iceberg in creating this fusion so I thought how can I delve deeper? I felt that here I had exhausted all possibili- ties of training. I also always felt that here the text is always the first prior- ity, like a divinity. Although I love the written word I still believe that the power to transcend language is one of the most beautiful qualities we possess as humans. With this in mind, it was necessary for me to move abroad to re- ceive more tools on how I can do this. How well-represented would you say mime is in the popular imagination? Would you say that the general public, as well as the more specialised Currently studying mime in Amsterdam, actress Ruth Borg will be making a temporary pitstop back to the home island to perform a piece informed by her first year of academic work. TEODOR RELJIC speaks to the actress about the associations people have with mime, and the various elements that make up Ġina, her debut solo show 'What's going on here?' Ruth Borg returns to Malta with a solo mime show informed by her academic experience in Amsterdam